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Seattle's Raleigh hits 54th homer of season for MLB marks

Cal Raleigh blasted his historic 54th home run of the Major League Baseball season on Sunday, setting two marks in the first inning against the visiting Los Angeles Angels.

NFL Cowboys top Giants in overtime while Lions maul Bears

Quarterbacks Dak Prescott and Russell Wilson dueled down the stretch but it was Brandon Aubrey who booted the game-winning field goal on the final play of overtime Sunday to give the Dallas Cowboys a 40-37 NFL victory over the New York Giants.

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Atletico beat Villarreal for first Liga win

Atletico Madrid beat Villarreal 2-0 to earn their first win of the La Liga season on Saturday.

Last-gasp Juve beat Inter to keep pace with leaders Napoli

Juventus sit level on points with Napoli at the top of Serie A on Saturday after a thrilling 4-3 win with Inter Milan as both teams continued their perfect starts to the new season with the Champions League set to begin.

England's Hull leads Jeeno by one at LPGA Queen City event

England's Charley Hull birdied four of the last eight holes to grab a one-stroke lead over Thailand's top-ranked Jeeno Thitikul after Saturday's third round of the LPGA Queen City Championship.

New Zealand and Canada to face off in Women's Rugby World Cup semi-final

Reigning champions New Zealand will face Canada in the last four of the Women's Rugby World Cup after the two nations enjoyed contrasting quarter-final wins on Saturday.

Last-gasp Juve beat Inter to maintain perfect Serie A start

Juventus continued their perfect start to the Serie A season after a stunning strike in stoppage time from teenage substitute Vasilije Adzic secured a thrilling 4-3 win over fierce rivals Inter Milan.

Kane hits brace as Bayern thump Hamburg again

Harry Kane scored in each half as Bayern Munich piled the pain on old foe Hamburg in a 5-0 home win on Saturday.

Arsenal spoil Ange return, Spurs win at West Ham

A Martin Zubimendi double took Arsenal top of the Premier League with a 3-0 win over Nottingham Forest, while Tottenham beat West Ham 3-0 on Saturday to join their north London rivals on nine points.

Sri Lanka cruise to six-wicket win over Bangladesh in Asia Cup T20

Former champions Sri Lanka launched their Asia Cup campaign in emphatic fashion on Sunday, cruising to a six-wicket victory over Bangladesh in Abu Dhabi.

Spurs beat woeful West Ham to pile pressure on Potter

Tottenham ran riot in the second half of their 3-0 win over 10-man West Ham on Saturday as the pressure mounted on under-fire boss Graham Potter.

Toulouse turn on Top 14 power despite sub-par performance

Lyon, Pau and champions Toulouse all collected their second wins of the season on Saturday to move to the head of the fledgling French Top 14 table.

Vingegaard touching Vuelta glory with stage 20 triumph as protests persist

Jonas Vingegaard virtually sealed Vuelta a Espana victory on Saturday as he powered to a solo stage 20 triumph, extending his general classification lead on Joao Almeida to over a minute.

Canada cruise past Australia into semi-finals of Women's Rugby World Cup

Canada eased into the semi-finals of the Women's Rugby World Cup with a 46-5 thrashing of Australia in Bristol on Saturday.

Mbappe shines as 10-man Real Madrid defeat Real Sociedad

Kylian Mbappe was at his brilliant best as Real Madrid showed grit to claim a 2-1 win at Real Sociedad in La Liga on Saturday, despite playing for an hour with 10 men after Dean Huijsen's red card.

Kenyan officials, athletes call for fast action on doping

Kenyan athletes and officials expressed concern Saturday over the future of their famed running programme after the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) charged the country with non-compliance.

Arsenal spoil Ange return, Woltemade earns Newcastle win

A Martin Zubimendi double took Arsenal top of the Premier League as Ange Postecoglou's first game in charge of Nottingham Forest ended in a 3-0 defeat, while Nick Woltemade's debut goal earned Newcastle's first win of the season against Wolves on Saturday.

Guirassy extends streak as Dortmund cruise past 10-man Heidenheim

Serhou Guirassy scored for the eighth straight league match and Maximilian Beier added another as Borussia Dortmund won 2-0 at 10-man Heidenheim on Saturday.

Shot put legend Crouser enjoys proudest moment at worlds

Ryan Crouser said of all the Olympic and world shot put titles he has won Saturday's was the one he is "most proud of", having missed most of the season through injury.

Vingegaard touching Vuelta glory with stage 20 triumph as protests continue

Jonas Vingegaard virtually sealed Vuelta a Espana victory on Saturday as he powered to a solo stage 20 triumph, extending his general classification lead on Joao Almeida to over a minute.

'World's fastest anime fan' Lyles in element at Tokyo worlds

Noah Lyles has been dubbed the world's fastest anime fan for his love of Japanese pop culture and the US sprinter is in his element at the world championships in Tokyo.

De Minaur's Australia trail as Germany, Argentina into Davis Cup finals

Raphael Collignon stunned world number eight Alex De Minaur on Saturday for the biggest win of his career as Belgium took a 2-0 lead over Australia in their Davis Cup second round qualifier.

Cyclists swerve protest group in road during Vuelta stage 20

Pro-Palestinian protestors attempted to block the road around 20 kilometres from the finish of Vuelta a Espana's 20th stage on Saturday.

A Tokyo full house revels in Chebet and sprinters at world athletics champs

Beatrice Chebet won the 10,000 metres world title while the cream of sprinting delighted a sellout 55,000 crowd at the world championships on Saturday -- a stark contrast to the empty stadium at the Covid-affected Tokyo Games in 2021.

Holders New Zealand fight past South Africa into Women's Rugby World Cup semis

Reigning champions New Zealand were given a fright by South Africa before a second-half rally saw them to a 46-17 win in a Women's Rugby World Cup quarter-final on Saturday.

Ex-Olympic champion Rissveds overcomes depression to win world mountain bike gold

Sweden's Jenny Rissveds, who won the Rio Olympics mountain bike gold before falling into depression, hit the top again Saturday by claiming her first world cross-country title at Crans Montana.

Kenya's Chebet wins 10,000m gold, suggests no tilt at world double

Kenya's Beatrice Chebet won the women's 10,000 metres title at the world championships on Saturday but suggested she would not attempt a rarely-achieved distance double after a long season.

Arsenal ruin Postecoglou's Forest debut as Zubimendi bags brace

Arsenal ruined Ange Postecoglou's first game in charge of Nottingham Forest as Martin Zubimendi's double sealed a 3-0 win at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday.

Shot put legend Crouser wins third successive world title

Ryan Crouser made light of having missed most of the season through injury to become only the second man to win three successive world outdoor shot put titles in Tokyo on Saturday.

Bezzecchi wins San Marino MotoGP sprint as Marc Marquez crashes out

Marco Bezzecchi won the San Marino MotoGP sprint race on Saturday after Marc Marquez crashed out just as he looked like further extending his massive championship lead.

Kenya's Chebet wins 10,000m gold to set up tilt at world double

Kenya's Beatrice Chebet won the women's 10,000 metres title at the world championships on Saturday in a first step towards her tilt at a rarely-achieved distance double.

Lyles, Thompson and Tebogo cruise through world 100m heats

Defending champion Noah Lyles, Jamaican rival Kishane Thompson and Botswanan Letsile Tebogo all coasted through their heats at the world championships in Tokyo to advance to the semi-finals of the men's 100m.

Vuelta final stage shortened amid protest fears

Cycling's Vuelta a Espana organisers cut the route of the race's 21st and final stage by eight kilometres (five miles) on Saturday, with large pro-Palestinian protests expected for the Madrid finale.

Collignon stuns De Minaur as Belgium take Davis Cup lead over Australia